Found 2 items, similar to dynamometer.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dynamometer dynamometer n : measuring instrument designed to measure power [syn: ergometer]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dynamometer Dynamometer \Dy`na*mom"e*ter\, n. [Cf. F. dynamom[`e]tre. See Dynameter.] An apparatus for measuring force or power; especially, muscular effort of men or animals, or the power developed by a motor, or that required to operate machinery. [1913 Webster] Note: It usually embodies a spring to be compressed or weight to be sustained by the force applied, combined with an index, or automatic recorder, to show the work performed.